"We are a UK based business selling a wide range of craft supplies including stamps, dies and embossing folders, punches, an extensive range of items to alter and decorate and much more for your scrapbooking and card making projects. We are committed to providing the best, most up to date craft products at great prices, coupled with first class service.

Some of the leading companies that we stock include Stamping Bella, Ranger, Tim Holtz, Crafty Individuals, Martha Stewart, Katzelkraft stamps, Nestabilities, Craftwork Cards, Copic Pens, House Mouse, Viva Décor, Eco Green crafts and Cosmic Shimmer to name but a few.

We are constantly adding new products to our range of craft supplies so be sure to add us to your browser favourites so you can pop back and see us."

The Craft Barn is open this Bank Holiday Monday at the usual time
9:30am - 5:00pm

and here's a date for your diary...
NEXT WEEK sees the next store event,Saturday September 3rd is Andy Skinner day!
From watercolouring to alcohol inks with Andy Skinner, Carol Cockbain and Lina McDermott will be showing you loads of ideas using Andy’s stamps combined with lots of other goodies in their free demo day at The Craft Barn.

Saturday, 20 August 2011

It's time for another challenge to kick start your weekend, and this week we have a new (for us) sponsor!...

"iCopic.com is an online retailer dedicated to providing high quality Copic products backed by superior service and affordable prices. Our huge selection of Copic products and Price Match Guarantee program make us the one stop shop for supplying all your Copic needs. With you in mind, we’ve designed a site that makes shopping a breeze and most orders qualify for Free Shipping!

Along with our extensive Copic Products, we also offer the industries best products in markers and inks including Tsukineko and Tim Holtz products and accessories. Our rubber stamp collection offers a wide range of styles from Greeting Farm, CC Designs, Magnolia and many more including our Exclusive Gorjuss Collection.

With a shared passion for stamping and art, iCopic.com is proud to sponsor Sketch Saturday challenge, where one lucky winner will win our Copic Ciao Marker Kit which includes 8 Ciao Craft Primary colors and 1 multiliner pen.

Copic Ciao Markers are the perfect choice for beginning artists. These round shaped pens are made specifically for those who want to try markers for the first time. Solid polypropylene body is both smooth and comfortable for a perfect controllable grip. These double ended markers with durable polyester nibs come with a Super Brush and Medium Broad nibs. Ciao markers are refillable and the inscriptions and symbols on the body are wear resistant. Markers are low-odor, blendable, and for use on paper, leather, wood, fabric plastics, faux fur, and more.

We’re also offering all Sketch Saturday subscribers who purchase $75 or more, $5 off and Free Shipping!

Please register and log in and use Coupon code SSS0811 during checkout (Expire 08/31/2011).

Unfortunately, we cannot offer free shipping for our international customer. but, we will only charge our international buyers actual shipping fees that we are charged by USPS (United States Postal Service) or UPS. No More No Less. No Handling Charges on any Order."

WOW! WOW! WOW!

not only a superb prize for our challenge winner but a very generous offer available to ALL Sketch Saturday challengers!!!

Hiya ladies and gents, first of all I want to thank you all for joining into my Sketch Challenge #167. So many fabulous entries and such diversity. Thank you so much. It is such a pitty that there can only be one winner.......

Saturday, 6 August 2011

Hey there ladies and gents, yep here we are again for another wonderful sketch challenge, LOL, if I say so myself. It is my turn (Terry) to make the sketch and hopefully you will all like the sketchie that I made for you to play with........
But first .........

Art Journey is the most specialised but above all the cosiest (online) StampStore in Holland. The Website has 3 different languages and so therefore is accessible for everyone. Service and quality are very important to Louisse for her store. Visit the online webstore through http://www.artjourney.nl and you will see lots and lots of yummie stuff that we crafters really really need (LOL).

Besides lots and lots of common craft products, they also have their own stamps ! How fantastic is that eh???

If you have the opportunity to visit the Store in Sleen (in the Netherlands) then Louise and Liesbeth will be very happy to say Hi to you during a workshop or in the store itself. So don't hesitate and come on over to the online webstore or to the store in Sleen and you will find lots of yummie stuff. I have been there today to join into a workshop and it was just great.....

The lovely and very talented Kim Piggot agreed to be my GDT when I asked her.....THANK YOU KIM for being my GDT for my DT week...."mwah" and ladies and gents, you should check out Kim's Blog, she is sooo talented.

The other 3 weeks in August I have another GDT and that is the lovely Louise from Art Journey.....I am so honoured for having 2 Guest Designers How LUCKY am I eh?? ... I also want to thank Louise for joining me the next couple of weeks for the Sketch Saturday Challenge, thank you so much Louise....."mwah".

Before we go to the sketch for this weeks challenge I will show you what a GREAT and HUGE Prize Louise is sponsoring....check this out....wohooooo, Louise is so generous and is sponsoring 5 Stampsheets....can you believe it?? Thank you so much Louise for your generousity, your just tooo sweet......here they come .....

Aren't they just georgous.....and I am not just saying that because I am a HUGE vintage lover.......they are just adorable.....So come on over and do join into the fun and even make a chance on winning these fabulous Stampsheets guys......

Okeeee here we go with the sketchie.....

So this is the sketch that I made for you, to play with......You can make anything you like as long as you use the sketch, you can rotate it or flip it. But you have to use the sketch.

Check this out and see what the Lovely and Amazingly talented Kim has made for us.....

It is really STUNNING Kim, as usual....my goodness what a fabulous card you made, stunning coloring and the colors are just WOWWW.....

And how about some DT creations?????Check out what my lovely and wonderful teamies made with the sketch .......

Never knew that black and white could be soooo beautiful wow
....fabulous Faye

And my amazing teamie Jeanette: made this fabulous card with the colors red and white, they mix beautifully together wowww Jeanette.....

Thank you so much ladies for your wonderfull cards, I really love seeing all of them....and I hope that you ladies and gents want to join into the challenge and make a chance on those fabulous stampsheets from Louise from Art Journey.....

Have lots of fun....

Hugs Terry xxxx

We hope you join in with this weeks fabulous sketch. For a chance to win this weeks amazing prize please leave a DIRECT LINK to your work with MR LINKY below .....